Intervention Modalities Overview

Study Notes

Intervention Modalities

Preparatory methods prepare the client for purposeful activities - examples include sensory input, exercise, physical agent modalities, and orthotic devices.
Purposeful activities are goal-directed, meaningful, and have both inherent and therapeutic goals.
If purposeful activity is not possible, use simulated or contrived activities
Occupation-based activities are natural, use actual activity settings, tools, and are client-centered.
Consultation involves providing suggestions and intervention strategies for clients.
Education relates to the care and follow-through of clients, and involves a teaching-learning process.
Activity analysis involves looking at an occupational profile, performance skills, performance patterns, activity demands, client factors, and contexts.
Activity synthesis is used to modify activities by changing the process, environment, tools, and materials to create a "just right" challenge for the client.
Adapting activities involves providing changes to the environment, tools, using assistive technology, and modifying the environment.
Assistive devices can range from low-tech to high-tech and focus on providing clients with access to devices and modification to the environment.

Key Terms

Modality refers to the medium through which an intervention is delivered.
Media refers to the materials used in an intervention.
Methods are the specific techniques and strategies used in an intervention.
Activity analysis is a systematic examination of an activity to identify its components and demands.
Activity synthesis is the process of designing or adapting an activity to meet the specific needs of a client.
Adapting refers to making changes to an activity or environment to make it more accessible or challenging for a client.
Assistive devices are tools or technologies that help individuals overcome functional limitations.
Grading refers to adjusting the difficulty of an activity to match the client's abilities.
Occupation-based activity is an activity that is meaningful and relevant to the client's life and goals.
Orthotic device is a device used to support or correct a body part.
Physical agent modalities are interventions that involve the use of physical agents, such as heat, cold, or light.
Preparatory methods are activities that prepare the client for more complex or functional activities.
Purposeful activity is an activity that has a specific goal and is meaningful to the client.
Sensory input is the process of stimulating the senses through various means, such as touch, sound, or vision.
Simulate is the process of using an activity that mimics a real-life activity but is not the actual activity.
Therapeutic exercise is exercise prescribed by a therapist to improve physical function.